Vestibular organs consist of the maculae staticae, which are located in both the utricle
and saccule, as well as the semicircular ducts and their ampullas. There have been no
reports on specimen preparation methods for vestibular organs, including maculae staticae
or semicircular ducts. In this study, we investigated highly reproducible methods of
preparing vestibular organ specimens for histopathological examinations. We established a
method that allows researchers to observe the utricle and saccule, including otoliths, the
ampulla of a semicircular duct, and parts of semicircular ducts. This highly reproducible
method is useful for histopathological analysis of mice with symptoms of abnormal
equilibrium caused by medical toxicity and genetic modification.
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